Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-01

- 49, Nsfoh.
Yes am Grace" she renl,oa .,.,,.
charming difiiience. Rodney hs ",sn
@ think that an April Joke miah, ps 4.
l's advantages, even to its victim. 'A''
d,,,.,, = = fortunate that your uncle
alant get that note, Z said Grace. , nrsa'
entity with laugh, .though piss,
wicked .a', enough 70 wish that be had ),
Iiease lot me enjoy the joke. loo y
pleaded the young man. W.
lis 1t possible that Won don,t -.
10y must know why your uncle i /.
oachelorP No. Then perhaps o,,ch !
not 70 toll you,' she added, with .
pretty hesitation. 'A
IN, but you must, now.n
wen, you will surely hear Of il II
somc other way, il / don't Your
uncle Roger would have married NV
Aunt cornelia years ago, lii badn,,
"cen Tor a little misunderstanding !,
"Piease tell Inc all about Il J, al,
hoaney. now deeply interested
rOh, don't know-it was ~ IT.,
up anyway; the village gossips ware
70 blame for melting and circulatino
aalse reports. But after everything
was cleared up, they were both obst;,
nate that neither would give in. y. ia
n know my uncle Is very stubborn !,
laughed the young maa. -Hs vii,
never yield point il he knows be
is wrong ~
Ana auntle is one Of the sweete If
women in the world, but she will have
her own way in spite OF everybody I
nave seen women storm like a fury
aud shed floods of tears, only to end
ey sorrendering everything. Auntie il
smiling and serene, never LOSING har
temper, but when see her mouth close
"a certain way i know that one
might as Well try to move noun
tain.
/ We'll" said ycung Marston. ~
think will tell my uncle, when he re-
Turns from the city, that Miss Bart on
wishes to see him.
"Ihen he has gone to the city, too.
WhenP' inquired Grace eagerly
"This morning by the first train
lie received an urgent business des-
/ patch" \
"And Auntie had telegram, too. -
said the girl, her bright face glowing
with delight Now they will meet
on the train.
Bat they must have met, hundreds
OF times, living in the same village.
''fes, but mamma SAYS they have
scarcely exchanged a dozen words. to
any ones knowledge, since the quar-
rel They pass each ether with the
mos ceremonious bows No one evel
dares mentien either OF them TO th.
other.n
| -Four after hour glde6 by unnoticed
by the pair. Meanwhile, another
wicked mortal in the service of the
presiding demon of April 1, mad de-
creed a meeting between the long
separated levers.
When Mr.. Marston entered the car
that morning, few people would have
suspected that he had ever experienced
what our French neighbors call tan
affair of the heart Handsome,
stalwart, his dark hair only slightly
tinged with gray, he bore the weight
of his 40 years slightly. A scarcely
perceptble change came over his inn
passive features as he observed the
one lady in the car. A slight cem-
preston of the lips, that was all; the
expression was familiar to the court
room. Two.or three business men. in
conversation, but they found the
lawyer unusually crusty.
Guess he's got Il tOugh'case on his
hands. this time" said one.
The lady, graceful. well-bred WON
an, tnrned hastily and looked through
the window after his first glance.
Marston seemed to be buried in his
newspaper. Suddenly be arose, turned
the seat and sal down again, thus fac
ING the others ia the car. Thea he de-
lberately stared at the lady opposite.
| until the attraction of his steady gaze
obliged her to return it She slightly
1 inclined her head in acknowledgement
! of his bow, while e. flush stole over her
pale fAce.
/ Il made her los, ut ME any way
! he muttered with grim satisfaction, as
he resumed kis reading. Hasn't for
gotten kow to blush if she is 40"
No otber incident enlivened the jour
rev. and the two did not meet until
evening. when they again occupied the
Same car. The roads were in j deplar-
allie state on account of the rain, asd
the train was delayed at several points
1t mas an hour late, finally. when ii
steamed into the village of B. Only
the LAWYER and Miss Barton alishted.
The station seemed almost deserted,
and no carriages ofany kind were to be
seen. The rain was pouring in torrents
where's the hack and the i@ail-
eart?" asked the lawyer of the statian
agent.
Neither of them came, was Inc
reply. 1.-The mail carrier came on loot
The roads are just fearful. Mr. Mars'on'
The fall of rain on top of so much snow